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Photograph MEA0185 Second World War, 1939-1945Malta. July 1943. A P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 3 Squadron RAAF just returned from Sicily. Note a ground crew member sitting on the left wing and the truck in the background.

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Malta. July 1943. A Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 3 Squadron RAAF warming up for the first attack against Sicily. Note a ground crew member sitting on the wing of the aircraft and the other aircraft in the background.
Malta. July 1943. A P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 3 Squadron RAAF just returned from Sicily. Note a ground crew member sitting on the left wing and the truck in the background.

Malta. July 1943. A Kittyhawk aircraft (code CV-B) of No. 3 Squadron RAAF warming up on the airfield just before an operational flight over Sicily.

Malta. July 1943. Ground crew servicing P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 3 Squadron RAAF just prior to operations over Sicily.

Malta. c. July 1943. Armourers of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF bringing up the bomb load for the first operation against Sicily.

Malta. c. July 1943. A Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft No. 3 Squadron RAAF warming up before they take off on another operation.

Malta. July 1943. A P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 3 Squadron RAAF taking off from an advanced landing ground for the first operational sortie over Sicily.
